Principal Network Engineer

Oracle is a leading technology company that provides data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power innovations across various industries. The Principal Network Engineer will support the design, deployment, and operations of a large-scale global cloud computing environment, focusing on the operation and support of RDMA/RoCE network fabrics and systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures
• Organizes project technical milestones & supporting tasks
• Works as project technical lead, coordinating effort of two or three engineers
• Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership
• Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP)
• May serve as technical SME in cross-functional activities
• Has technical responsibility for complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications, and documentation
• Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs
• Leads multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions; Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems
• Serves at Tier2 or specialized escalation point for network events and provides break-fix support for large-scale events
• Serves as principle point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues
• Act as SME for root cause analysis efforts
• Frequently develops scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit
• May serve as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects
• Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff
• Interprets input from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior member
• Able to carry out technical coaching sessions, and helps junior members develop skills
• Collaborates with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues
• Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs
• May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware
• Active communication with product teams
• Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements
• Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs

Requirements:

• Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Deep network understanding and automation skills to operate a production environment
• Experience in leading network lifecycle management programs
• Ability to define high-level objectives and delivery procedures
• Experience in organizing project technical milestones & supporting tasks
• Ability to work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of two or three engineers
• Experience advising project/program manager and coordinating with immediate and skip-level leadership
• Ability to collaborate across teams within the same organization
• Technical responsibility for complex projects, including project requirements, specifications, and documentation
• Ability to decompose high-level architectures into detailed designs
• Experience leading multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions
• Ability to work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems
• Experience serving at Tier2 or specialized escalation point for network events
• Ability to provide break-fix support for large-scale events
• Experience serving as principal point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network issues
• Ability to act as SME for root cause analysis efforts
• Experience developing scripts to automate non-traditional, complex tasks for business unit
• Ability to serve as a technical lead on network automation design and delivery projects
• Ability to provide a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff
• Ability to interpret input from leaders (technical and managers) and provide focused development to junior members
• Experience carrying out technical coaching sessions and helping junior members develop skills
• Ability to collaborate with vendor engineering and account manager to address current business or operational issues
• Experience participating in the development of RFQ/RFPs
• Ability to lead the adoption of new vendor hardware
• Active communication with product teams
• Ability to drive technology to meet product and service requirements
• Experience participating in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs